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The Royal Latin School catchment area

Buckingham · co-educational grammar school · ages 11 to 18
Admissions
Catchment area
(distance priority)
Intake
Co-educational · ages 11 to 18
11+ test
Bucks Secondary Transfer Test
Year 7 places
174
Location
Buckingham, Bucks
Catchment, explained

How catchment works at The Royal Latin School

The Royal Latin School draws its intake using a designated catchment or distance priority around Buckingham. To be considered your child first needs to pass Bucks Secondary Transfer Test, which makes them eligible but does not guarantee a place.

After passing the STT (121+), places go by looked-after/pupil-premium, siblings, staff, then catchment children, then all others; distance is the tie-break. The qualifying distance shifts every year with demand, so a postcode that was inside the catchment one year can fall outside it the next.

Bottom line: for The Royal Latin School, both things matter, your child must pass the 11+, and you generally need to live close enough to clear that year's distance cut-off.
Grammar schools near Buckingham
Bucks
Nearby options

Other grammar schools near Buckingham

Sir Henry Floyd Grammar School
Aylesbury · Catchment area
14.5 miles away
Aylesbury High School
Aylesbury · Catchment area
15.0 miles away
Aylesbury Grammar School
Aylesbury · Catchment area
15.3 miles away
Chesham Grammar School
Chesham · Catchment area
25.9 miles away
The Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe
High Wycombe · Catchment area
27.4 miles away
John Hampden Grammar School
High Wycombe · Catchment area
27.6 miles away
Applying

Sitting the 11+ for The Royal Latin School

1

Register

Sign up for Bucks Secondary Transfer Test with the school or local authority, usually by early summer before Year 6 begins.

2

Sit the test

Your child takes the test in September of Year 6. Results follow in October, before the 31 October secondary application deadline.

3

Get your place

Pass, then your home distance decides. List Buckingham schools by preference on the application.

FAQs

The Royal Latin School catchment, your questions answered

Does The Royal Latin School have a catchment area?+
Yes. It has a catchment area; qualified children from outside may apply but rank below catchment children for places.
Is The Royal Latin School super-selective?+
No. The Royal Latin School is a selective grammar with a catchment or distance priority, so both a qualifying mark and your home address affect whether you get a place.
How is the catchment for The Royal Latin School measured?+
After passing the STT (121+), places go by looked-after/pupil-premium, siblings, staff, then catchment children, then all others; distance is the tie-break. Distances are normally measured in a straight line from your home to the school, and the cut-off moves each year with demand.
What test does my child sit for The Royal Latin School?+
Children applying to The Royal Latin School sit Bucks Secondary Transfer Test, usually at the start of Year 6. Register with the school or local authority before the summer deadline in Year 5.
How many places does The Royal Latin School offer?+
The Royal Latin School admits 174 pupils into Year 7 each year. With far more qualifiers than places, the score needed in practice is well above the basic pass mark.
Can we apply to The Royal Latin School from outside the area?+
Yes, you can always apply. In quieter years out-of-area children are offered places, but in-catchment families take priority, so it is less predictable.
Does passing the 11+ guarantee a place at The Royal Latin School?+
No. Passing qualifies your child, the place then depends on the admissions priorities, most often home-to-school distance.
When do we register for the Bucks Secondary Transfer Test?+
Registration usually opens in the spring or early summer of Year 5 and closes before the test, which is sat in September of Year 6. Results come back in October, the secondary application deadline is 31 October, and offers are sent on national offer day, 1 March. Always confirm the exact dates with The Royal Latin School or your local authority.

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Catchment and admissions details change every year. This page is an indicative guide for parents, always confirm the current catchment area, distances, places and test arrangements directly with The Royal Latin School and your local authority before applying.